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Derrida Postcard Film in the THE

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
Here. Put together by Joanna Callaghan and Martin McQuillan, this will be making the rounds at various festivals. I’ll see at the screening in New York in late May during the…

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Warwick University Limited – reissue by Spokesman Books & Launch on 31 March

Originally posted on Critical Education:
Spokesman Books have reissued Warwick University Ltd edited by EP Thompson and originally published in 1970. In February 1970, students occupying the Registry at Warwick University uncovered evidence of secret political surveillance of staff and students.…

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Harm de Blij (1935-2014)

Like many people I heard the news this morning of the death of Harm de Blij – the message from the AAG is reproduced here. I never met him, and was quite critical of his book Why Geography Matters in a review for … Continue reading →

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Japanoise reviewed

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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Governing Emergencies network – new blog and project website

News of a new blog of a team based at Durham on ‘Governing Emergencies’

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Scarry thoughts

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
I imagine most readers will know Elaine Scarry‘s vital account of The Body in Pain.  She has produced several important books since then, of course, but Scarry explains that her latest book, Thermonuclear monarchy: choosing…

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Chris Butler – Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Recently out with Routledge. Looks good, though shame about the price. While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre’s writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there…

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A Survey of University Presses

Some interesting information on university presses, including the revelation that for many presses their own websites account for only 1% of sales…

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Herculine Barbin dite Alexina B. Nouvelle édition (2014)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Michel Foucault, Herculine Barbin dite Alexina B. Première parution en 1978 Postface d’Éric Fassin Nouvelle édition suivie d’Un scandale au couvent d’Oscar Panizza en 2014 Hors série Connaissance, Gallimard Parution : 13-03-2014 En 1868 à…

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Gratton’s March 19 lecture in Dublin on object-oriented philosophy

Originally posted on Object-Oriented Philosophy:
You can listen to it HERE. This is the most serious critical engagement with my work so far, and I look forward to reading Gratton’s FORTHCOMING BOOK ON SPECULATIVE REALISM. I deal with quite a…

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